What Code Red. does

CodeRed.net GmbH is a German digital agency founded in 2020 and headquartered in Düsseldorf (Achenbachstraße 73). It provides end-to-end digital services for enterprise clients, including web development, content management, digital strategy, marketing, and social media. The firm operates three German offices and reports 51-100 employees. Its core technology stack centers on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), with deep specialization in AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) implementation, on-premise-to-cloud migration, and ongoing 1st/2nd level technical support, supported by Java/Spring, Vue.js, .NET, PHP, and REST/SOAP API development.

The company's product portfolio spans proprietary AI applications and traditional agency services. Its Gen-AI Applications line includes the Context Coach AI translation service, custom chatbots integrated with content management systems, AI-based video transcription and summarization, and knowledge management systems. Notably, CodeRed.net offers on-premise LLM hosting in its own ISO-certified, GDPR-compliant (DSGVO) German data center, targeting regulated industries with sensitive data. It has delivered marquee enterprise platforms including a 1,000+ domain dealer website solution for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, a video platform processing 1,200+ hours of content annually for ESCMID's 15,000+ members, and website deployments across 40+ international markets.

CodeRed.net runs a sales-led B2B go-to-market, delivering project-based professional services under multi-year enterprise contracts. Its customer base is concentrated in enterprise automotive (Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Daimler Truck AG), healthcare and scientific organizations (ESCMID), and adjacent sectors (Von Rundstedt, Beton). Revenue is generated through professional services engagements, AEM consulting and migration work, and custom GenAI application development. The company is privately held with no external institutional investment and was co-founded by mensemedia (Düsseldorf), SteuerungB (Bochum), and PRH (Hamburg), with four Managing Directors (Ralf Mense, Simone Gutbrodt, Marc Herholz, Pedro Palmeira).

Name

Code Red.

Legal name

CodeRed.net GmbH

Website

https://codered.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CodeRed.net is a Düsseldorf-based German digital agency specializing in Adobe Experience Manager development, enterprise web platforms, and GenAI applications for enterprise clients in automotive, healthcare, and regulated industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Agency Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Low-Code/No-Code Application Development & Modernization (BPAEAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Low-Code/No-Code Integration Builders (BPAMAOAL)

Keywords

• Digital agency services
• Adobe Experience Manager development
• GenAI enterprise integration
• Web platform engineering
• Content management systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Digital Agency Services: Professional digital agency providing comprehensive services including web development, content management, digital strategy, marketing, and AI solutions for enterprise clients. Revenue derived from project-based engagements and ongoing service contracts.
2. Adobe Experience Manager Services: Specialized AEM development, migration, support and consulting services. Includes AEM as a Cloud Service implementation, on-premise to cloud migration, content migration, and ongoing technical support (1st and 2nd level).
3. GenAI Application Development: Custom AI solution development including chatbots, translation services, knowledge management systems, and video processing platforms. On-premise LLM hosting available for sensitive data compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CodeRed.net is a German digital agency that designs, develops and operates enterprise web platforms, content management systems and GenAI applications for corporate clients. Core offerings span Adobe Experience Manager (AEM and AEMaaCS) implementation and migration, GenAI solutions (Context Coach translation, chatbots, on-premise LLMs), dealer network websites and locators, and ongoing multi-level technical support, sold as project-based professional services.

Product overview

CodeRed.net is a German digital agency (founded 2020) that provides technology solutions for marketing, sales, and communication. The portfolio centers on Gen-AI Applications (AI chatbots, translation services like Context Coach, video platforms like ESCMID Media) integrated with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) development and migration services. Supporting services include dealer websites and dealer search solutions (Händler-Websites, Händlersuche), technical and content migration, multi-level technical support, web analytics (Matomo), identity management (KeyCloak), API development (REST/SOAP), and programming services (Java, Vue.js). The company operates its own ISO-certified, GDPR-compliant data center in Germany for on-premise LLM hosting. Key clients include Mercedes-Benz Trucks and ESCMID.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gen-AI Applications Generative AI service line for enterprise clients covering integration of AI models into business processes, knowledge bases, chatbots, evaluation and quality assurance, and on-premise LLM hosting for sensitive data in CodeRed.net's own German data center.
• Context Coach (AI Translation Service) AI-based translation service that learns from existing client content and style guidelines to produce linguistically consistent, brand-accurate, technically correct translations in seconds, targeted at enterprise content teams.
• AI Chatbot Solutions Custom AI chatbot solutions integrated with content management and knowledge bases, featuring brand-consistent language, tested guardrails and handoff to live service functions, for enterprise customer support and knowledge access.
• AEM Content Migration End-to-end migration of content (text, images, metadata, SEO elements) from brochures, legacy CMS or other sources into Adobe Experience Manager, including analysis, planning, technical migration, cloud optimization and quality assurance.
• AEM On-Premise to Cloud Migration Migration of Adobe Experience Manager from on-premise installations to AEM as a Cloud Service, including analysis, code preparation, cloud environment setup, CI/CD pipelines and training.
• Dealer Websites (Händler-Websites) Modular dealer website solution built on AEM as a Cloud Service that enables brand-consistent yet individually customizable dealer websites with automated TLS certificate provisioning, supporting 1,000+ domains.
• Dealer Search (Händlersuche) Flexible dealer locator solution featuring GDPR-compliant mapping, location-based search, filtering by services and product categories, and database synchronization, used by Mercedes-Benz Trucks dealer network.
• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Development Full-service Adobe Experience Manager development covering implementation, customization, migration and cloud services, with specialization in complex content structures across multiple language versions for enterprise clients.
• AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) Cloud-native Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service deployment with automated updates, improved performance and high availability, including migration and optimization services.
• Matomo Web Analytics Services Privacy-compliant web analytics implementation and optimization on Matomo, including plugin development, tag manager configuration, analysis and evaluation services for enterprise websites.
• KeyCloak Identity and SSO Implementation Implementation, configuration and optimization of KeyCloak for Single Sign-On (SSO), user management and identity/access management, including SAML and OIDC integration.
• On-Premise LLM Hosting On-premise hosting of large language models in CodeRed.net's own ISO-certified, GDPR-compliant German data center, enabling enterprise clients to run AI workloads on sensitive data without sending it to public LLM APIs.
• Website Maintenance (Website-Pflege) Recurring website maintenance service covering regular CMS updates, technical upkeep, multilingual content management and SEO optimization for enterprise websites.
• Technical 1st Level Support First-level technical support for rapid problem identification, resolution of standard issues and structured escalation of more complex cases to higher support tiers.
• Technical 2nd Level Support Second-level technical support including in-depth system analysis, error diagnostics, log file evaluation and configuration adjustments for complex enterprise platform issues.
• REST API Development RESTful API development for web services enabling efficient data exchange between cloud services, mobile applications and backend systems.
• Interface (Schnittstellen) Development System integration solutions including REST and SOAP APIs for connecting applications, platforms and external systems, including documented API services.
• SAML and OIDC SSO Implementation Implementation of Single Sign-On using SAML and OpenID Connect (OIDC) standards for enterprise applications and platforms.
• Java Application Development Development of scalable, secure and performant Java applications using Spring Framework and microservices architecture.
• Vue.js Web Application Development Development of dynamic web applications using the Vue.js framework with reactive data binding and component-based architecture.
• Technical Migration Services Technical migration services for platform changes, data transfer, configuration adjustments and testing, designed to minimize downtime during enterprise platform transitions.
• Content Migration Services Structured migration of text, images, metadata and SEO elements from existing CMS or platforms into new environments, with loss-free transfer and quality assurance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mercedes-Benz Trucks Online platform serves 40+ international market versions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• mensemedia (Technologie-Unternehmen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020CodeRed.net was co-founded in 2020 by mensemedia, a technology company from Düsseldorf, along with SteuerungB (marketing agency from Bochum) and PRH (content provider from Hamburg). This founding partnership established the integrated digital agency combining technology, marketing, and content expertise.
• SteuerungBcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Marketing agency from Bochum that co-founded CodeRed.net in 2020, providing marketing strategy and communication expertise to the partnership.
• PRHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Content provider from Hamburg that co-founded CodeRed.net in 2020, contributing content expertise to the integrated agency offering.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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